I swung open the door and saw Avery clutching Bella, fast asleep in her bed. I ran to her bedside and gently woke her up by stroking the hair off her face. Her eyes opened and she jumped up to hug me. "Oh Moira! I missed you! I had such an awesome time!"
I smiled, "Avery where were you? Who took you away from us?" I had thought the events in the attic were brought on by a temporary case of insanity.
"Peter Pan brang me to Neverland! I gone to Neverland Moira!" Avery pointed to something behind me. I turned to see Peter Pan chasing the blades of the ceiling fans around in circles. "I never want to grow up like you Moira! Tootles said that Tink said that Peter said that you said you had to grow up and you couldn't go to Neverland anymore. But I'm not going to grown up. No way! I want to go back!" By this time Avery was out of bed, jumping up and down with excitement wanting me to listen her all about her adventures. But my attention drifted off to the corner where I noticed my shadow wasn't listening to Avery's great adventure. It floated up to the ceiling and stuck out it's finger for me to follow. Avery was on the other side of the room to pick up her authentic Indian hat and a glass jar with a Never bug inside. When she turned around Tink had already covered me with pixie dust, that's when I gave into insanity.
As I sat there, still bewildered, Tink hovered over me and sprinkled me with pixie dust. If you've never experienced this you will never know just how happy you can be. It feels like standing in the rain, feeling the rain drip on your head, soaking your clothes, and you don't care. But at the same time you feel the warmth of the sun and a steam engine of warm chills that deliever the happiest feelings you never know you had.
"C'mon Moira! This used to be your favoritist game!" Peter exclaimed hovering over Taylor's bed. As I floated up I saw a the biggest smile on Avery's face. She began to dance excitedly. Peter was hovering over Taylor's bed, showing off what he could do, while Tink flew over to Shane and sat on his nose.
As I flew around trying to catch my shadow, then trying to catch Peter I remembered the happy days before I was obliged to grow up. The leaves of Tinkerbell's dress tickled Shane's nose and woke him up. I had never seen him happier. Taylor woke up and immediatly challenged Peter to a duel with him plastic saber he got at the toy store.
I sank down to Avery's bed as I listened to her talk about her adventure on the Jolly Roger and how long it took her to capture a Never bug. In the midst of all this unbelievable happiness it came to an abrupt hault.
Mom and Jim rushed in, hearing all the laughter and Taylor's "Have at thee!" and "Prepare to meet thy doom!" exclaimations. Jim had a bewildered look on his face and Mom had a matching one, but as soon as she caught sight of Avery she rushed to her.
As soon as Peter had seen the grown-ups he immediatly flew out the window, but not before nashing his teeth at them. Tinkerbell jingled something I didn't understand, but by her actions, I didn't take it as nice. Taylor and Shane ran to the window and waved good bye. Avery would have followed if Mom wasn't hugging her so tightly. Jim still stood at the door, with the same bewildered face.
Later that night Mom ordered the triplets sleep in her room. Jim questioned me several times on the events he witnessed and I just smiled claiming, "I'm not sure." or "I don't know." I had gone to my room shortly after.
I remembered (and regretted) the day that I had to grow up. Dad had left Mom for his secratary. Mom was very upset and I had tried to cheer her up with my Barbie doll. Unexpectedly she took it out of my hand and said "Moira! You have to start growing up! I need a big girl to help Mommy around the house! Will you start being a big girl for Mommy?" I had packed all my Barbies, My Little Pony's, Rainbow Bright dolls, my Popples collection and Quints into boxes that night and told Mom I would grow up as fast as I could.
That was the night I told Peter to go away. He had visited me quite often in my old room. I went away to Neverland with him once, just about the time Mom and Dad were talking about seperating. I stayed for three nights. The first night Peter and I played hide-n-seek through the tree tops and waterfalls for hours on end. The second day I spent trapped in a hole I couldn't climb out of. I was saved by a wolf who left me in Peter's care. Day three the Lost Boys and I were at Mermaid Lagoon and Captain Hook came and kidnapped me. Peter saved me and flew me home. That's when Mom moved me to a different room "Too many times," she would say, "I would check up on you in the middle of the night and you were gone." She claimed she would check the bathroom and the kitchen, and even her own bed, and when she returned to my room I would be back in my bed. She didn't want to loose her big girl again.
In the middle of my reminicing Peter had flown to my window to say good bye. A devilish smile spread across his face before he left. "You can come back with me Moira." I declined until he told me poor Nibs cried for two days when I left without finishing the end of "Ruplestilskin" years ago.
And so I flew away with Peter and Tinkerbell, back to my childhood, to take care of some unfinished business before I grew too old to fly past the boundries of the Neverland.
I smiled, "Avery where were you? Who took you away from us?" I had thought the events in the attic were brought on by a temporary case of insanity.
"Peter Pan brang me to Neverland! I gone to Neverland Moira!" Avery pointed to something behind me. I turned to see Peter Pan chasing the blades of the ceiling fans around in circles. "I never want to grow up like you Moira! Tootles said that Tink said that Peter said that you said you had to grow up and you couldn't go to Neverland anymore. But I'm not going to grown up. No way! I want to go back!" By this time Avery was out of bed, jumping up and down with excitement wanting me to listen her all about her adventures. But my attention drifted off to the corner where I noticed my shadow wasn't listening to Avery's great adventure. It floated up to the ceiling and stuck out it's finger for me to follow. Avery was on the other side of the room to pick up her authentic Indian hat and a glass jar with a Never bug inside. When she turned around Tink had already covered me with pixie dust, that's when I gave into insanity.
As I sat there, still bewildered, Tink hovered over me and sprinkled me with pixie dust. If you've never experienced this you will never know just how happy you can be. It feels like standing in the rain, feeling the rain drip on your head, soaking your clothes, and you don't care. But at the same time you feel the warmth of the sun and a steam engine of warm chills that deliever the happiest feelings you never know you had.
"C'mon Moira! This used to be your favoritist game!" Peter exclaimed hovering over Taylor's bed. As I floated up I saw a the biggest smile on Avery's face. She began to dance excitedly. Peter was hovering over Taylor's bed, showing off what he could do, while Tink flew over to Shane and sat on his nose.
As I flew around trying to catch my shadow, then trying to catch Peter I remembered the happy days before I was obliged to grow up. The leaves of Tinkerbell's dress tickled Shane's nose and woke him up. I had never seen him happier. Taylor woke up and immediatly challenged Peter to a duel with him plastic saber he got at the toy store.
I sank down to Avery's bed as I listened to her talk about her adventure on the Jolly Roger and how long it took her to capture a Never bug. In the midst of all this unbelievable happiness it came to an abrupt hault.
Mom and Jim rushed in, hearing all the laughter and Taylor's "Have at thee!" and "Prepare to meet thy doom!" exclaimations. Jim had a bewildered look on his face and Mom had a matching one, but as soon as she caught sight of Avery she rushed to her.
As soon as Peter had seen the grown-ups he immediatly flew out the window, but not before nashing his teeth at them. Tinkerbell jingled something I didn't understand, but by her actions, I didn't take it as nice. Taylor and Shane ran to the window and waved good bye. Avery would have followed if Mom wasn't hugging her so tightly. Jim still stood at the door, with the same bewildered face.
Later that night Mom ordered the triplets sleep in her room. Jim questioned me several times on the events he witnessed and I just smiled claiming, "I'm not sure." or "I don't know." I had gone to my room shortly after.
I remembered (and regretted) the day that I had to grow up. Dad had left Mom for his secratary. Mom was very upset and I had tried to cheer her up with my Barbie doll. Unexpectedly she took it out of my hand and said "Moira! You have to start growing up! I need a big girl to help Mommy around the house! Will you start being a big girl for Mommy?" I had packed all my Barbies, My Little Pony's, Rainbow Bright dolls, my Popples collection and Quints into boxes that night and told Mom I would grow up as fast as I could.
That was the night I told Peter to go away. He had visited me quite often in my old room. I went away to Neverland with him once, just about the time Mom and Dad were talking about seperating. I stayed for three nights. The first night Peter and I played hide-n-seek through the tree tops and waterfalls for hours on end. The second day I spent trapped in a hole I couldn't climb out of. I was saved by a wolf who left me in Peter's care. Day three the Lost Boys and I were at Mermaid Lagoon and Captain Hook came and kidnapped me. Peter saved me and flew me home. That's when Mom moved me to a different room "Too many times," she would say, "I would check up on you in the middle of the night and you were gone." She claimed she would check the bathroom and the kitchen, and even her own bed, and when she returned to my room I would be back in my bed. She didn't want to loose her big girl again.
In the middle of my reminicing Peter had flown to my window to say good bye. A devilish smile spread across his face before he left. "You can come back with me Moira." I declined until he told me poor Nibs cried for two days when I left without finishing the end of "Ruplestilskin" years ago.
And so I flew away with Peter and Tinkerbell, back to my childhood, to take care of some unfinished business before I grew too old to fly past the boundries of the Neverland.